21 Facts About Norwegian Americans

Norwegian Americans immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century.

Norwegian Americans are currently the 10th-largest European ancestry group in the United States.

Early Norwegian Americans settlements were in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Illinois, but moved westward into Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas.

Later waves of Norwegian Americans immigration went to the Western states such as Montana, Washington, Oregon, and Utah through missionary efforts of gaining Norwegian Americans and Swedish converts by the Mormons.

From Illinois, Norwegian Americans pioneers followed the general spread of population northwestward into Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin remained the center of Norwegian American activity up until the American Civil War, a war in which a number of Norwegian Americans fought for the Union, such as in the 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment.

Enclaves of Norwegian Americans immigrants emerged as well in greater Brooklyn, New York, in Alaska, and Texas.

Norwegian Americans-American debating societies provided opportunities for immigrants to discuss and debate issues of the day in an atmosphere conducive to learning while developing skills useful in American life.

Norwegian Americans cultivated bonds with Norway, sending gifts home often and offering aid during natural disasters and other hardships in Norway.

Only during conflicts within the Union between Sweden and Norway, however, did Norwegian Americans become involved directly in the political life of Norway.

Norwegian Americans are primarily descendants of 19th or early 20th century farmer or working-class people who moved to North America to farm rural areas.

Norwegian Lutheran churches began to hold their services in English, and the younger generation of Norwegian Americans was encouraged to speak English rather than Norwegian.

The Norwegian language is likely to never die out in the U S because there is still immigration, of course on a much smaller scale, but they often emigrate to other areas, like Texas, where the number of Norwegian speakers increase.

Norwegian Americans Lutheran church was a focal point in rural settlements in the Upper Midwest.

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy of the synth pop band a-ha is Norwegian Americans, having been born and raised in Oslo.

Norwegian Americans is a naturalized American citizen and has homes in both Oslo and New York City.

Norwegian Americans won three gold medals at the 1954 World Championships in Are, Sweden, and a bronze medal at the 1950 World Championships in Aspen, Colorado.

Norwegian Americans worked as a ski-instructor and ski school-director at various ski schools such as Sugarbush in Vermont, and Aspen in Colorado.

Norwegian Americans is currently director of skiing at the Deer Valley Resort in Utah, and serves as host of the Stein Eriksen Lodge, a ski lodge in Deer Valley, Utah.

Norwegian Americans developed the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.

Norwegian Americans is the author of best-seller Three Cups of Tea, which has sold over 4 million copies in 49 countries, including Norway.